Claim hazing drill led to son's injury

4:13 AM,
Feb. 4, 2014

Woodmore's offensive linemen prepare for the snap during a game against Perrysburg.

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A former Woodmore High School football player's parents sued the school district, head coach and former assistant Monday, alleging the coaches ran a hazing drill last season that gave their son a concussion.

The 16-year-old son of Daniel Sprinski Jr. and Amy Sprinski, of Elmore, suffered a concussion and traumatic brain injury that continues to cause him memory and learning problems he did not have before the incident, said attorney Charles Boyk, of Toledo, who represents the Sprinskis.

"The Woodmore coaches used his teammates to inflict an assault on him," Boyk said. "The coaches here ...